Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed a Jack of all trades in the AI […]
AI’s moral compass with a jack of all trades by Theresa Loconsolo originally published on TechCrunch
The past year has been tough for startups and investors, but at least Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall isn’t likely to make it materially tougher.
SVB collapse spared an already muted venture deal market by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Gathering customer information in a CDP is about understanding your customers better and delivering more tailored experiences, but getting that information where it needs to be to make that happen has proven challenging. Perhaps Twilio Segment, the CDP Twilio bought in 2020 for $3.2 billion, can help with some new features designed to make it […]
Twilio Segment introduces new portable customer records with reverse ETL by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Gutter Capital closed on a $25 million fund, about $10 million over its initial fundraising goal, but the process took over a year to secure the commitments.
Dan Teran shares Gutter Capital’s challenge of closing its first fund by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
The UK isn’t going to be setting hard rules for AI any time soon. Today, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published a white paper setting out the government’s preference for a light-touch approach to regulating artificial intelligence. It’s kicking off a public consultation process — seeking feedback on its plans up to […]
UK to avoid fixed rules for AI – in favor of ‘context-specific guidance’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Autio, a location-based audio entertainment app co-founded by actor Kevin Costner and formerly known as HearHere, has raised a $5.9 million seed extension led by iHeartMedia. The app uses GPS to tell stories based on a user’s geographic location. Autio narrates stories of landmarks, cities and towns nearby with the aim of fostering deep connections […]
Kevin Costner’s location-based audio storytelling app Autio raises $5.9M by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is Google Cloud’s fully managed cloud-based database service. And typically, that’s where the story ends with these born-in-the-cloud services. But Google Cloud is taking a somewhat unusual approach with AlloyDB. Today, the company is launching AlloyDB Omni, a downloadable edition of AlloyDB that its users can install on premises, at the edge […]
Google Cloud launches AlloyDB Omni, a downloadable version of its PostgreSQL-compatible database by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch